Baylor's Ring Out Ceremony to Be Held May 15

May 7, 1998

Baylor University's annual Ring Out ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the Burleson Quadrangle on campus.

Started in 1927 by the dean of women, Irene Marschall King, the ceremony includes passing an ivy chain from senior women to their junior partners. This symbolizes the passing of Baylor traditions from the outgoing class to the incoming class.

The key ceremony also has become a part of the Ring Out tradition. The passing of the key to the Centennial Box from the permanent senior class president to the incoming student body president began as a tradition in 1945. This key will be used during the university's bicentennial celebration in 2045 to open a time capsule buried by the class of 1945.